The Department of Defense announced today the
death two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sergeant David M. Caruso, 25, of Naperville,
Illinois, died November 9, 2004, as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

For further information on Caruso, contact
the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Public Affairs Office at (910) 451-7440.
For more information on Malcom, contact the 2nd Marine Division Public
Affairs Office at (910) 451-9033.

2001 graduate dies in Iraq

Marine First Lieutenant Dan Thomas Malcom of
Brinson, Georgia, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004, in Iraq.

Dan
Thomas Malcom in his senior photo in the 2001 edition of The Sphinx.Malcom,
25, graduated from The Citadel in 2001 with a degree in business administration. He
was a Dean's List student and held rank in the South Carolina Corps of
Cadets. His
senior year he was Lima Company executive officer.

Malcom will be buried at Arlington National
Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are pending. Surviving are his mother and
a sister.

According to a Department of Defense news release,
Malcom died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Kevin Bates, an '01 classmate, said Malcom
threw himself into his military duties while at The Citadel.

"Other than that, he was focused mainly on
his studies and friends. He was always the calm headed one of us," Bates
said. "He kinda pulled everyone together. He was always true to his beliefs
and he appreciated the little things in life more than most of us do."
Citadel graduate killed in action in FallujahBY TERRY JOYCE Courtesy of The Post and Courier

Marine First Lieutenant Dan Thomas Malcom of
Brinson, Georgia, a 2001 graduate of The Citadel, died Wednesday in Iraq
during the battle against insurgents in Fallujah, the Marine Corps said.

Malcom, 25, joined the Marines immediately
after he graduated.

"He liked his job, he believed in his troops
and he cared for his troops," said Kevin Bates, a classmate and friend.

Malcom was the seventh Citadel graduate to
be killed in action in Afghanistan or Iraq since the war on terror began
three years ago. While at the school, he was a dean's list student and
held rank in the Corps of Cadets. He was Lima Company executive officer
during his senior year, The Citadel said in a statement.

"He was a great student," said Bates of Richmond,
Va. "He was on The Citadel's College Bowl team. He was a very intelligent
person."

Gunnery Sergeant Robert Hall, a Marine casualty
assistance officer in Florida, said Malcom died of gunshot wounds during
the assault on Fallujah. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina.

According to The Associated Press, the four-day
assault on Fallujah had claimed 22 U.S. lives and wounded about 170 others
as of Friday. An estimated 600 insurgents have died, according to the military.

Bates said Malcom threw himself into his military
duties at The Citadel.

"Other than that, he was focused mainly on
his studies and friends. He was always the calm-headed one of us," Bates
said. "He kind of pulled everyone together. He was always true to his beliefs,
and he appreciated the little things in life more than most of us do."

He is survived by his mother and a sister and
will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.